For decades, scientists have worked to understand how the brain turns thoughts into words and words into meaning. Language is ...

In a world saturated with stories—from ancient myths to TikTok clips—narratives knit together emotion, memory, and meaning. A ...

Every time you master a new recipe, remember a phone number, or finally figure out how to fold a fitted sheet, your brain is learning. But new research shows that the brain learns in a more complex ...

Newly decoded brain circuits make memories more stable as part of learning, according to a study led by NYU Langone Health ...

The brain is constantly mapping the external world like a GPS, even when we don't know about it. This activity comes in the form of tiny electrical signals sents between neurons -- specialized cells ...

Researchers found that different storytelling strategies, focused on either conceptual or perceptual details, can influence ...

Brain imaging showed that these two types of narratives activated distinct memory networks, which later predicted how well ...

Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don't, you learn. But when the brain's ability to judge context or assign meaning ...

As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by ...

But are we close to reading other people's minds? Blindfolded people stand back to back in this undated file photo. Getty Images — -- An international team of scientists has succeeded in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – If you’ve ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories ...